Why are TV adverts so unrealistic?

When our favourite programmes are rudely interrupted by the commercial breaks, many of us head for the toilet or go and put the kettle on. So what of the rest of us who have empty bladders and aren’t thirsty? We are left to sit through several minutes of mindless imagery that is either instantly dismissed [...]

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HSBC profits way up, layoffs way up

Shareholders have reason for optimism, but employees have reason for dread as the latest reports from big banking hit the global media.  HSBC, Britain’s largest international banking corporation, is planning and already implementing a somewhat different strategy in its stated purpose of cost control and increased revenue.  They will be cutting costs by doing away [...]

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It’s not too late for your Wimbledon lawn to earn you £££ from the All England Championship with CampInMyGarden.com

It’s not too late for your Wimbledon lawn to earn you £££ from the All England Championship with CampInMyGarden.com

Wimbledon and other London events are accessible by Garden camping to a wide range of visitors. www.CampInMyGarden.com – offer Wimbledon lovers a pitch in the garden.

Like or leave it there is not getting away from the [...]

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If you are unhappy you can blame your parents

There is some good news for people who tend to be unhappy, dissatisfied and generally depressed:  now they can legitimately blame it on their parents.  Apparently it turns out that the presence or lack of a certain inherited gene affects out happiness quotient; everyone gets a copy of the gene from each parent, and some [...]

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Men spend over a decade of their lives in front of the box

Well, this is certainly interesting, but we wonder whether it was a ‘controlled’ study.  The shopping website Kelkoo has conducted a survey of 1,000 shoppers, presumably enough to establish an average for the categories in this particular study.  It appears from Kelkoo’s research that, on average, British men spend 11 years of their lives watching [...]

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Massive cut back in children’s heart operations

It is shocking that heart surgery for children will cease at some UK hospitals, due to new constraints by the NHS to guarantee patient protection. The NHS believes too few experts are serving too many hospitals in England. A study of 11 units verified these fears.

There are four possible courses of action on the table [...]

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Anonymous war on US institutions hots up

The cyber wars are getting more interesting all the time.  If you think Warfare is fun, check out the skirmish between Anonymous and HBGary Federal.  They’re using sneak tactics and secret agents and disinformation and outright insults and ferocious threats and just about everything in the way of weaponry except ice-packed snowballs, and that’s probably [...]

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Simon Cowell tipped for Knighthood in New Year Honours List

X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent supremo Simon Cowell has been tipped for a knighthood in the Queen’s New Year Honours list.

Personal honours and business awards experts, Awards Intelligence, expect Cowell to be formally recognised for his contribution to the music industry and charitable work when the recipients are unveiled on [...]

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Keith Lemon and Pringles Xtreme

Keith Lemon is up to his amazingly entertaining antics again in support of the new Pringles Xtreme brand.  In this innovative video, Lemon allows viewers to see his inner Xtreme (as if it was hidden) as he openly conducts a casting call for both ladies and dancers.

Suited up in his Xtreme guise, Lemon is out [...]

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Irish judge will not allow internet disconnection over music piracy

The issue of Internet piracy and who is responsible for controlling it, and by what means, is still pretty much in doubt after a High Court ruling in Ireland this week.  Justice Peter Charleton said that even though the practice is bad for the Irish music industry, the laws as they stand right now prevent [...]

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